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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 8 m9 W5 S% P( C9 i) e* i0 B6 x: B1 K
加拿大癌症防治科学院说,阿尔伯达政府正在采取降低烟草税的政策,这说明该省实施的削减烟草使用的举措发挥了积极作用。最近的刚更新的财政数据表明烟草税下降了6%,相当于5000万加币。
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! A. ^8 f1 x5 ]; v; B+ S, j4 K F好像不是减税,是由于增税、禁烟等一系列措施而导致的烟草销售额降低。详见Inews 880 原文:. P: |6 v, A; d
! }6 ^+ F6 H6 UAlberta tobacco sales on the decline
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% D8 P. F& `, J) VThe Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.
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Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.! N- M% K4 k) Q; ~5 Q5 S( F
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Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."0 _6 w/ b. k0 i3 H) j: u
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Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.# q$ O2 u9 d% q& @, Z; o
4 B) w9 b# n! `# g/ qThat's when smokers will no longer be able to purchase their fix at post-secondary institutions along with businesses containing a pharmacy, and that includes supermarkets.
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# ?6 T! z' v9 ^+ g& s8 H) hBut the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.* b6 f! w, x! z9 G+ F5 f0 a- `( e
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It points to a recent Health Canada survey which found 20 per cent of Alberta teens smoke, compared with 15 per cent across Canada. |
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